The Department of Physics was established in 2001 as one of the departments in the College of Education. Then College of Science was established in 2002. It became one of three departments that formed the basis to establish College of Science. The college’s first class of students enrolled in 2001–2002, and its first batch graduated in 2004–2005. The duration of study in the department is four academic years, during which study is based on semesters (courses) for all levels, interspersed with the spring break, which lasts for two weeks, and the summer vacation, which lasts for two months.
The department grants the student a bachelor’s degree in physics, which qualify them to keep pace with technical progress in the field of scientific research and helps them provide services to the public and private sectors, in addition to a master’s degree.
Thirteen teaching staff members with doctorates and varied scientific designations compose the teaching staff. And twelve teaching staff who holds a master’s degree in various specializations distributed among the branches of physics, in addition to the presence of a number of administrative staff. (Two)
Undergraduate studies in the department adopt an advanced educational curriculum in which the students study the basics of physics over a period of four years. During which the student practices an applied aspect in main laboratories that accompanies the theoretical curriculum to increase the ability to understand physical phenomena, especially those that have a direct connection to the public, As well as the graduation research projects, which continues over an academic year, during which students are examined by the teams formed for this purpose.
The department aims to prepare qualified graduates to work in several scientific and practical fields due to the experiences they have acquired during their years of study in various governmental departments in the industrial sector, research facilities, health, oil, educational departments, and others.
In the field of postgraduate studies (Master’s), it includes two stages: the preparatory year, which is divided into two semesters in which the student study the obligatory and optional subjects that are more specialized, in addition to the English language subject. The second stage is the scientific research stage, which lasts for one academic year for master’s students. Then the student defences their projects, through a committee of specialists, being awarded a postgraduate degree.
In the future, the department aims to expand the scope of knowledge of advanced activities, including renewable energies and plasma, and to hold seminars and conferences in the field of specialization aimed at providing the scientific program with the most important scientific developments and ways to keep up with them.